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Structural dissection of alkaline-denatured pepsin.

ABSTRACT: It has been established in a number of studies that the alkaline-denatured state of pepsin (the I(P) state) is composed of a compact C-terminal lobe and a largely unstructured N-terminal lobe. In the present study, we have investigated the residual structure in the I(P) state in more detail, using limited proteolysis to isolate and characterize a tightly folded core region from this partially denatured pepsin. The isolated core region corresponds to the 141 C-terminal residues of the pepsin molecule, which in the fully native state forms one of the two lobes of the structure. A comparative study using NMR and CD spectroscopy has revealed, however, that the N-terminal lobe contributes a substantial amount of additional residual structure to the I(P) state of pepsin. CD spectra indicate in addition that significant nonnative alpha-helical structure is present in the C-terminal lobe of the structure when the N-terminal lobe of pepsin is either unfolded or removed by proteolysis. This study demonstrates that the structure of pepsin in the I(P) state is significantly more complex than that of a fully folded C-terminal lobe connected to an unstructured N-terminal lobe.

SUBMITTER: Kamatari YO

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2323848 | biostudies-literature | 2003 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Structural dissection of alkaline-denatured pepsin.

Kamatari Yuji O YO Dobson Christopher M CM Konno Takashi T

Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society 20030401 4

It has been established in a number of studies that the alkaline-denatured state of pepsin (the I(P) state) is composed of a compact C-terminal lobe and a largely unstructured N-terminal lobe. In the present study, we have investigated the residual structure in the I(P) state in more detail, using limited proteolysis to isolate and characterize a tightly folded core region from this partially denatured pepsin. The isolated core region corresponds to the 141 C-terminal residues of the pepsin mole ...[more]

PMID: 12649430

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Structural dissection of alkaline-denatured pepsin.

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Structural dissection of alkaline-denatured pepsin.

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