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Native-state interconversion of a metamorphic protein requires global unfolding.

ABSTRACT: Lymphotactin (Ltn) is a unique chemokine that under physiological solution conditions displays large-scale structural heterogeneity, defining a new category of "metamorphic proteins". Previous Ltn studies have indicated that each form is required for proper function, but the mechanism of interconversion remains unknown. Here we have investigated the temperature dependence of kinetic rates associated with interconversion and unfolding by stopped-flow fluorescence to determine transition-state free energies. Comparisons of derived thermodynamic parameters revealed striking similarities between interconversion and protein unfolding. We conclude that Ltn native-state rearrangement proceeds by way of a large-scale unfolding process rather than a unique intermediate structure.

SUBMITTER: Tyler RC

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3160782 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Native-state interconversion of a metamorphic protein requires global unfolding.

Tyler Robert C RC Murray Nathan J NJ Peterson Francis C FC Volkman Brian F BF

Biochemistry 20110726 33

Lymphotactin (Ltn) is a unique chemokine that under physiological solution conditions displays large-scale structural heterogeneity, defining a new category of "metamorphic proteins". Previous Ltn studies have indicated that each form is required for proper function, but the mechanism of interconversion remains unknown. Here we have investigated the temperature dependence of kinetic rates associated with interconversion and unfolding by stopped-flow fluorescence to determine transition-state fre ...[more]

PMID: 21776971

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