期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
卷 22, 期 16, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms22168619
关键词
prion; folding; pathway; intermediate; molten globule; neuropathology
资金
- NSF [CHE-1763198]
The folding pathway of the C-terminal domain of the murine prion protein mPrP(90-231) is predicted using the sequential collapse model, revealing the formation of the most populated molten globule-like intermediate and an early non-local contact that promotes the formation of a less stable intermediate. The formation of a dominant non-local contact provides an example of a potential shortcut to the native structure of the prion protein, while the less stable intermediate may serve as an initiation point for folding in three pathogenic mutants.
The initial steps of the folding pathway of the C-terminal domain of the murine prion protein mPrP(90-231) are predicted based on the sequential collapse model (SCM). A non-local dominant contact is found to form between the connecting region between helix 1 and beta-sheet 1 and the C-terminal region of helix 3. This non-local contact nucleates the most populated molten globule-like intermediate along the folding pathway. A less stable early non-local contact between segments 120-124 and 179-183, located in the middle of helix 2, promotes the formation of a less populated molten globule-like intermediate. The formation of the dominant non-local contact constitutes an example of the postulated Nature's Shortcut to the prion protein collapse into the native structure. The possible role of the less populated molten globule-like intermediate is explored as the potential initiation point for the folding for three pathogenic mutants (T182A, I214V, and Q211P in mouse prion numbering) of the prion protein.
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