Structural and thermal stability analysis of Escherichia coli and Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius thioredoxin revealed a molten globule-like state in thermal denaturation pathway of the proteins: an infrared spectroscopic study
Structural and thermal stability analysis of Escherichia coli and Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius thioredoxin revealed a molten globule-like state in thermal denaturation pathway of the proteins: an infrared spectroscopic study(802 views) Pedone E, Bartolucci S, Rossi M, Pierfederici FM, Scire A, Cacciamani T, Tanfani F
Keywords: Fourier-Transform Ir (ftir) Spectroscopy, Molten Globule-Like State, Protein Aggregation, Thermostability, Thioredoxin, Two-Dimensional Ir Correlation Analysis, Escherichia Coli, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, Molecular Structure, Thermodynamic Stability, Mutants, Biochemistry, Bacterial Protein, Alicyclobacillus Acidocaldarius, Analytic Method, Article, Controlled Study, Nonhuman, Priority Journal, Protein Structure, Temperature Dependence, Enzyme Stability, Protein Conformation, Protein Denaturation, Spectrophotometry, Bacteria (microorganisms),
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Ist. di Biostrutture e Bioimmagini, C.N.R., Via Mezzocannone 6, 80134, Napoli, Italy
Dipartimento di Chimica Biologica, Univ. Studi di Napoli Federico II, via Mezzocannone 16, 80134 Napoli, Italy
Ist. di Biochimica delle Proteine, via P. Castellino 111, 80131 Napoli, Italy
Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Univ. degli Studi di Catania, viale A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy
Istituto di Biochimica, Univ. Politecnica delle Marche, via Ranieri, 60131 Ancona, Italy
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Structural and thermal stability analysis of Escherichia coli and Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius thioredoxin revealed a molten globule-like state in thermal denaturation pathway of the proteins: an infrared spectroscopic study
The structure of thioredoxin from Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius (previously named Bacillus acidocaldarius) (BacTrx) and from Escherichia coli (E. coli Trx) was studied by Fourier-transform IR spectroscopy. Two mutants of BacTrx [Lys(18) --> Gly (K18G) and Arg(82) --> Glu (R82E)] were also analysed. The data revealed similar secondary structures in all proteins, but BacTrx and its mutants showed a more compact structure than E. coli Trx. In BacTrx and its mutants, the compactness was p(2)H-dependent. All proteins revealed the existence of a molten globule-like state. At p(2)H 5.8, the temperature at which this state was detected was higher in BacTrx and decreased in the different proteins in the following order: BacTrx > R82E > K18G > E. coli Trx. At neutral or basic p(2) H, the molten globule-like state was detected at the same temperature in both BacTrx and R82E, whereas it was found at the same temperature in all p2 Hs tested for E. coli Trx. The thermal stability of the proteins was in the following order at all p2Hs tested: BacTrx > R82E > K18G > E. coli Trx, and was lower for each protein at p2H 8.4 than at neutral or acidic p2Hs. The formation of protein aggregates, brought about by thermal denaturation, were observed for BacTrx and K18G at all p2Hs tested, whereas they were present in R82E and E. coli Trx samples only at p2 H 5.8. The results indicated that a single mutation might affect the structural properties of a protein, including its propensity to aggregate at high temperatures. The data also indicated a possible application of Fourier-transform IR spectroscopy for assessing molten globule-like states in small proteins.
Structural and thermal stability analysis of Escherichia coli and Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius thioredoxin revealed a molten globule-like state in thermal denaturation pathway of the proteins: an infrared spectroscopic study
Structural and thermal stability analysis of Escherichia coli and Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius thioredoxin revealed a molten globule-like state in thermal denaturation pathway of the proteins: an infrared spectroscopic study