An expanded view of the protein folding landscape of PDZ domains
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An expanded view of the protein folding landscape of PDZ domains. / Hultqvist, Greta; Pedersen, Søren W; Chi, Celestine N.; Strømgaard, Kristian; Gianni, Stefano; Jemth, Per.
I: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Bind 421, Nr. 3, 11.05.2012, s. 550-553.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - An expanded view of the protein folding landscape of PDZ domains
AU - Hultqvist, Greta
AU - Pedersen, Søren W
AU - Chi, Celestine N.
AU - Strømgaard, Kristian
AU - Gianni, Stefano
AU - Jemth, Per
N1 - Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2012/5/11
Y1 - 2012/5/11
N2 - Most protein domains fold in an apparently co-operative and two-state manner with only the native and denatured states significantly populated at any experimental condition. However, the protein folding energy landscape is often rugged and different transition states may be rate limiting for the folding reaction under different conditions, as seen for the PDZ protein domain family. We have here analyzed the folding kinetics of two PDZ domains and found that a previously undetected third transition state is rate limiting under conditions that stabilize the native state relative to the denatured state. In light of these results, we have re-analyzed previous folding data on PDZ domains and present a unified folding mechanism with three distinct transition states separated by two high-energy intermediates. Our data show that sequence composition tunes the relative stabilities of folding transition states within the PDZ family, while the overall mechanism is determined by topology. This model captures the kinetic folding mechanism of all PDZ domains studied to date.
AB - Most protein domains fold in an apparently co-operative and two-state manner with only the native and denatured states significantly populated at any experimental condition. However, the protein folding energy landscape is often rugged and different transition states may be rate limiting for the folding reaction under different conditions, as seen for the PDZ protein domain family. We have here analyzed the folding kinetics of two PDZ domains and found that a previously undetected third transition state is rate limiting under conditions that stabilize the native state relative to the denatured state. In light of these results, we have re-analyzed previous folding data on PDZ domains and present a unified folding mechanism with three distinct transition states separated by two high-energy intermediates. Our data show that sequence composition tunes the relative stabilities of folding transition states within the PDZ family, while the overall mechanism is determined by topology. This model captures the kinetic folding mechanism of all PDZ domains studied to date.
KW - Kinetics
KW - Models, Chemical
KW - Mutation
KW - PDZ Domains
KW - Protein Folding
U2 - 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.04.042
DO - 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.04.042
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 22521641
VL - 421
SP - 550
EP - 553
JO - Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
JF - Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
SN - 0006-291X
IS - 3
ER -
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