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Folding specificity induced by loop stiffness.


ABSTRACT: To test the importance of loop stiffness in restricting the heterogeneity of transition state ensemble, we relaxed the distal loop of 10 unstable redesigned hydrophobic core mutants of alpha-spectrin SH3 domain. This was achieved by replacing Asp48 by Gly at the tip of the distal hairpin. Although the change was local in nature, the effect on stabilization was not uniform across the core mutants tested. There is an inverse rough correlation between the stabilization and the increase in buried hydrophobic volume, with respect to the wild type. Interestingly enough, proteins that although unstable are properly folded become molten globule-like after relaxation of the distal loop. These results highlight the importance of stiffness in restricting the conformational heterogeneity of a protein during the folding reaction. An interplay between unspecific hydrophobic interactions and constraint induced by polar interactions, or in this case local stiffness, is essential to achieve a well-ordered folded structure.

SUBMITTER: Spagnolo L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2323927 | biostudies-literature | 2003 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Folding specificity induced by loop stiffness.

Spagnolo Laura L   Ventura Salvador S   Serrano Luis L  

Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society 20030701 7


To test the importance of loop stiffness in restricting the heterogeneity of transition state ensemble, we relaxed the distal loop of 10 unstable redesigned hydrophobic core mutants of alpha-spectrin SH3 domain. This was achieved by replacing Asp48 by Gly at the tip of the distal hairpin. Although the change was local in nature, the effect on stabilization was not uniform across the core mutants tested. There is an inverse rough correlation between the stabilization and the increase in buried hy  ...[more]

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