title: Equilibrium dissociation and unfolding of the dimeric human papillomavirus strain-16 E2 DNA-binding domain.
abstract: The equilibrium unfolding reaction of the C-terminal 80-amino-acid dimeric DNA-binding domain of human papillomavirus (HPV) strain 16 E2 protein has been investigated using fluorescence, far-UV CD, and equilibrium sedimentation. The stability of the HPV-16 E2 DNA-binding domain is concentration-dependent, and the unfolding reaction is well described as a two-state transition from folded dimer to unfolded monomer. The conformational stability of the protein, delta GH2O, was found to be 9.8 kcal/mol at pH 5.6, with the corresponding equilibrium unfolding/dissociation constant, Ku, being 6.5 x 10(-8) M. Equilibrium sedimentation experiments give a Kd of 3.0 x 10(-8) M, showing an excellent agreement between the two different techniques. Denaturation by temperature followed by the change in ellipticity also shows a concomitant disappearance of secondary and tertiary structures. The Ku changes dramatically at physiologically relevant pH's: with a change in pH from 6.1 to 7.0, it goes from 5.5 x 10(-8) M to 4.4 x 10(10) M. Our results suggest that, at the very low concentration of protein where DNA binding is normally measured (e.g., 10(-11) M), the protein is predominantly monomeric and unfolded. They also stress the importance of the coupling between folding and DNA binding.
authors: Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
authors: Y K
authors: YK
authors: Mok
authors: G
authors: G
authors: de Prat Gay
authors: P J
authors: PJ
authors: Butler
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Bycroft
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D007700:Kinetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009856:Oncogene Proteins, Viral / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000737:chemistry*; D011487:Protein Conformation; D011489:Protein Denaturation; D017510:Protein Folding; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C054855:E2 protein, Human papillomavirus type 16; D009856:Oncogene Proteins, Viral; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins