title: Disordered N-terminal residues affect the folding thermodynamics and kinetics of maltose binding protein.
abstract: Maltose binding protein (MBP) exhibits a slow phase of folding at pH 7.4, 298 K. The kinetics of this phase has been characterized as a function of denaturant concentration and temperature. Denaturant double-jump experiments and the activation energy for folding indicate that the slow phase involves processes other than proline isomerization. Although the first five N-terminal residues are disordered in the MBP crystal structure, mutations in this region slow down folding and destabilize the native structure. This is the first report showing that disordered N-terminal residues can affect folding kinetics and stability.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ganesh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Varadarajan
mesh_terms: D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D004926:Escherichia coli; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D007700:Kinetics; D058619:Maltose-Binding Proteins; D009004:Monosaccharide Transport Proteins; D017510:Protein Folding; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D058619:Maltose-Binding Proteins; D009004:Monosaccharide Transport Proteins; C461599:maltose transport system, E coli