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BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Volume 91, Issue 2, Pages 654-661Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.083915
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The photoreaction kinetics of the BLUF domain of AppA(5-125) was studied by monitoring time-dependence of an apparent diffusion coefficient (D) using the pulsed laser-induced transient grating technique. It was found that D of the photoproduct is time-dependent. From the concentration dependence of the reaction rate, it was concluded that the BLUF domain of AppA forms a dimer upon the photoexcitation. Since AppA exists as a dimeric form in the ground state, this dimerization reaction indicates the tetramer formation in the signaling state. From the slope of the plot of observed rate constants (k(obs)) against the AppA concentration, the second order rate constant is determined to be similar to 2.5 x 10(5) M-1 s(-1), which is similar to 4 orders in magnitude lower than the diffusion controlled reaction. It indicates that a relative orientation of the protein molecules during the dimerization process causes additional constraints, which slow down the reaction rate.
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