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Propensity for C-terminal domain swapping correlates with increased regional flexibility in the C-terminus of RNase A.


ABSTRACT: Domain swapping is a type of oligomerization in which monomeric proteins exchange a structural element, resulting in oligomers whose subunits recapitulate the native, monomeric fold. It has been implicated as a potential mechanism for protein aggregation, which provides a strong impetus to understand the structural determinants and folding mechanisms that trigger domain swapping. Bovine pancreatic ribonuclease A (RNase A) is a well-studied protein known to domain swap under extreme conditions, such as lyophilization from acetic acid. The major domain-swapped dimer form of RNase A exchanges a ?-strand at its C-terminus to form a C-terminal domain-swapped dimer. To study the mechanism by which C-terminal swapping occurs, we used a variant of RNase A containing a P114G mutation that readily domain swaps under physiological conditions. Using NMR and hydrogen-deuterium exchange, we find that the P114G variant has decreased protection from hydrogen exchange compared to the wild-type protein near the C-terminal hinge region. Our results suggest that domain swapping occurs via a local high-energy fluctuation at the C-terminus.

SUBMITTER: Miller KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3218367 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Propensity for C-terminal domain swapping correlates with increased regional flexibility in the C-terminus of RNase A.

Miller Katherine H KH   Marqusee Susan S  

Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society 20110912 10


Domain swapping is a type of oligomerization in which monomeric proteins exchange a structural element, resulting in oligomers whose subunits recapitulate the native, monomeric fold. It has been implicated as a potential mechanism for protein aggregation, which provides a strong impetus to understand the structural determinants and folding mechanisms that trigger domain swapping. Bovine pancreatic ribonuclease A (RNase A) is a well-studied protein known to domain swap under extreme conditions, s  ...[more]

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