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Residue-level interrogation of macromolecular crowding effects on protein stability.


ABSTRACT: Theory predicts that macromolecular crowding affects protein behavior, but experimental confirmation is scant. Herein, we report the first residue-level interrogation of the effects of macromolecular crowding on protein stability. We observe up to a 100-fold increase in the stability, as measured by the equilibrium constant for folding, for the globular protein chymotrypsin inhibitor 2 (CI2) in concentrations of the cosolute poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) that mimic the protein concentration in cells. We show that the increased stability is caused by the polymeric nature of PVP and that the degree of stabilization depends on both the location of the individual residue in the protein structure and the PVP concentration. Our data reinforce the assertion that macromolecular crowding stabilizes the protein by destabilizing its unfolded states.

SUBMITTER: Charlton LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2435214 | biostudies-literature | 2008 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Residue-level interrogation of macromolecular crowding effects on protein stability.

Charlton Lisa M LM   Barnes Christopher O CO   Li Conggang C   Orans Jillian J   Young Gregory B GB   Pielak Gary J GJ  

Journal of the American Chemical Society 20080507 21


Theory predicts that macromolecular crowding affects protein behavior, but experimental confirmation is scant. Herein, we report the first residue-level interrogation of the effects of macromolecular crowding on protein stability. We observe up to a 100-fold increase in the stability, as measured by the equilibrium constant for folding, for the globular protein chymotrypsin inhibitor 2 (CI2) in concentrations of the cosolute poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) that mimic the protein concentration in ce  ...[more]

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