title: Effect of proline to alanine mutation on the thermal stability of the all-beta-sheet protein tendamistat.
abstract: The temperature dependent denaturation of wild-type tendamistat and of the proline-free triple mutant P7A/P9A/P50A was investigated using Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Whereas the temperature-induced unfolding is reversible in the wild type, aggregation was observed for the proline-free tendamistat when studied under the same conditions. The midpoint unfolding temperature T(m) was found as 82.3+/-0.5 degrees C in (2)H2O. The thermal stability of the proline-free mutant is reduced by 15 degrees C as compared to the wild type. Changes in the strength of hydrogen bonding of tyrosine O-H groups upon unfolding and aggregation are reflected in small shifts of the C-C stretching mode of the aromatic ring near 1515 cm(-1). Evaluation of data from different infrared (IR) bands sensitive to changes in secondary structure as well as to changes in tertiary structure strongly supports a two-state model for the unfolding process of wild-type tendamistat.
mesh_terms: D000409:Alanine / Q000378:metabolism*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009154:Mutation; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D011392:Proline / Q000378:metabolism*; D011489:Protein Denaturation; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D010455:Peptides; D011392:Proline; D000409:Alanine; C030526:tendamistate