title: Effect of hydrogen peroxide on the activity and structure of Escherichia coli chaperone GroEL.
abstract: Chaperone GroEL was treated with different concentrations of hydrogen peroxide. The conformational states of GroEL were monitored by protein intrinsic fluorescence, 8-anilino-1-naphthalene sulfonate fluorescence, and far-UV CD measurements. The results show that GroEL has unusual ability to resist oxidative stress. GroEL kept its quaternary structure and activity even when treated with 10 mM hydrogen peroxide. Two fragments were formed when GroEL was treated with high concentrations of hydrogen peroxide (more than 20 mM). It is suggested that GroEL, as a molecular chaperone, is related to oxidative process in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Science and Biotechnology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084 PR China.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: W-B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Ou
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: H-M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D018834:Chaperonin 60 / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004926:Escherichia coli; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D011487:Protein Conformation / Q000187:drug effects; D012996:Solutions; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence
chemical_list: D018834:Chaperonin 60; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D012996:Solutions; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide