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Effective charge measurements reveal selective and preferential accumulation of anions, but not cations, at the protein surface in dilute salt solutions.


ABSTRACT: Specific-ion effects are ubiquitous in nature; however, their underlying mechanisms remain elusive. Although Hofmeister-ion effects on proteins are observed at higher (>0.3 M) salt concentrations, in dilute (<0.1 M) salt solutions nonspecific electrostatic screening is considered to be dominant. Here, using effective charge (Q*) measurements of hen-egg white lysozyme (HEWL) as a direct and differential measure of ion-association, we experimentally show that anions selectively and preferentially accumulate at the protein surface even at low (<100 mM) salt concentrations. At a given ion normality (50 mN), the HEWL Q* was dependent on anion, but not cation (Li(+), Na(+), K(+), Rb(+), Cs(+), GdnH(+), and Ca(2+)), identity. The Q* decreased in the order F(-) > Cl(-) > Br(-) > NO(3)(-) ? I(-) > SCN(-) > ClO(4)(-) ? SO(4)(2-), demonstrating progressively greater binding of the monovalent anions to HEWL and also show that the SO(4)(2-) anion, despite being strongly hydrated, interacts directly with the HEWL surface. Under our experimental conditions, we observe a remarkable asymmetry between anions and cations in their interactions with the HEWL surface.

SUBMITTER: Gokarn YR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3064836 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Effective charge measurements reveal selective and preferential accumulation of anions, but not cations, at the protein surface in dilute salt solutions.

Gokarn Yatin R YR   Fesinmeyer R Matthew RM   Saluja Atul A   Razinkov Vladimir V   Chase Susan F SF   Laue Thomas M TM   Brems David N DN  

Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society 20110301 3


Specific-ion effects are ubiquitous in nature; however, their underlying mechanisms remain elusive. Although Hofmeister-ion effects on proteins are observed at higher (>0.3 M) salt concentrations, in dilute (<0.1 M) salt solutions nonspecific electrostatic screening is considered to be dominant. Here, using effective charge (Q*) measurements of hen-egg white lysozyme (HEWL) as a direct and differential measure of ion-association, we experimentally show that anions selectively and preferentially  ...[more]

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