BUCHNER, J and RENNER, M and LILIE, H and HINZ, HJ and JAENICKE, R and KIEFHABER, T and RUDOLPH, R (1991) ALTERNATIVELY FOLDED STATES OF AN IMMUNOGLOBULIN. BIOCHEMISTRY, 30 (28). pp. 6922-6929. ISSN 0006-2960,
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Well-defined, non-native protein structures of low stability have been increasingly observed as intermediates in protein folding or as equilibrium structures populated under specific solvent conditions. These intermediate structures, frequently referred to as molten globule states, are characterized by the presence of secondary structure, a lack of significant tertiary contacts, increased hydrophobicity and partial specific volume as compared to native structures, and low cooperativity in thermal unfolding. The present study demonstrates that under acidic conditions (pH < 3) the antibody MAK33 can assume a folded stable conformation. This A-state is characterized by a high degree of secondary structure, increased hydrophobicity, a native-like maximum wavelength of fluorescence emission, and a tendency toward slow aggregation. A prominent feature of this low-pH conformation is the stability against denaturant and thermal unfolding that is manifested in highly cooperative reversible phase transitions indicative of the existence of well-defined tertiary contacts. These thermodynamic results are corroborated by the kinetics of folding from the completely unfolded chain to the alternatively folded state at pH 2. The given data suggest that MAK33 at pH 2 adopts a cooperative structure that differs from the native immunoglobulin fold at pH 7. This alternatively folded state exhibits certain characteristics of the molten globule but differs distinctly from it by its extraordinary structural stability that is characteristic for native protein structures.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; BOVINE ALPHA-LACTALBUMIN; MOLTEN-GLOBULE STATES; LIGHT-CHAIN; CONSTANT FRAGMENT; THERMAL TRANSITIONS; ACID DISSOCIATION; PROTEIN-STRUCTURE; DISULFIDE BOND; STABILITY; |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Last Modified: | 19 Oct 2022 08:46 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/54942 |
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