期刊
PROTEIN SCIENCE
卷 15, 期 3, 页码 635-639出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1110/ps.051917406
关键词
circular dichroism spectroscopy; irreversible protein unfolding; turbidity; light scattering; asparaginase-2; high-density lipoprotein; amyloid; protein structure/folding; conformational changes; stability and mutagenesis; enzymes; thermodynamics; hydrodynamics; aggregation
资金
- NHLBI NIH HHS [HL 26355] Funding Source: Medline
- NIGMS NIH HHS [GM 67260, R01 GM067260] Funding Source: Medline
Thermal unfolding monitored by spectroscopy or calorimetry is widely used to determine protein stability. Equilibrium thermodynamic analysis of such unfolding is often hampered by its irreversibility, which usually results from aggregation of thermally denatured protein. In addition, heat-induced protein misfolding and aggregation often lead to formation of amyloid-like structures. We propose a convenient method to monitor in real time protein aggregation during thermal folding/unfolding transition by recording turbidity or 90 degrees light scattering data in circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopic experiments. Since the measurements of turbidity and 90 degrees light scattering can be done simultaneously with far- or near-UV CD data collection, they require no additional time or sample and can be directly correlated with the protein conformational changes monitored by CD. The results can provide useful insights into the origins of irreversible conformational changes and test the linkage between protein unfolding or misfolding and aggregation in various macromolecular systems, including globular proteins and protein-lipid complexes described in this study, as well as a wide range of amyloid-forming proteins and peptides.
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